HyperDic: conium_maculatum

English > 1 sense of the expression Conium maculatum:
NOUNplantConium maculatum, hemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, winter fernlarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers
English > Conium maculatum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous.
Synonymshemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, winter fern
Member ofConium, genus Coniumsmall genus of highly toxic biennials
Broaderpoisonous plantA plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
Spanishcicuta
Catalancicuta, Conium maculatum

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